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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



STRAWBERRIES-C'»'»"'crZ. 



Cnmberland Triumph. Large, light red; regular in 

 form and size, and of fine quality. 50 cts. per doz. ; 

 $1.50 per 100 ; $6.00 per 1,000. 



Daniel Boone. Very large, conical with slight neck ; 

 clear red ; firm and of good quality. 75 cts. per doz. ; 

 $1.50 per 100 ; $10.00 per 1,000. 



Glendale. Large; firm; attractive color; rather acid ; 

 a prolific bearer. A profitable late variety. 50 cts. 

 per doz. ; $1.50 per 100; $6.00 per 1,0U0. 



James Vick. Attractive color and very firm. Can re- 

 main on the vines several days after ripening without 

 rotting. 50 cts. per doz. ; $1.50 per 100 ; $6.00 per 

 1,000. 



Kentucky. An old and well tried variety ; of fiir size 

 and good flavor; a regular bearer; desiralile fur home 

 use or near market. 50 cts. per doz. ; $1.50 per 100 ; 

 $6.00 per 1,000. 



Lenning's White. The best white variety. It is highly 

 perfumed, and of exquisite quality. $1.00 ]>er doz. ; 

 $5.00 per 100. 



Longfellow. Large ; deep crimson ; very firm, highly 

 flavored and sweet; a good bearer, and specially de- 

 sirable for home use. 50 cts. per doz. ; $1.50 per 100 ; 

 $6.00 per 1,000. 



Manchester. Large size; bright color; firm; of best 

 flavor. Plants hardy and vigorous, and remarkably 

 productive. 50 cts. per doz. ; $1.50 per 100 ; $6.00 

 per 1,000. 



Monarch of the West. Very large, globular, and of 

 fine flavor. Plant strong, vigorous and ]iroduotive. 

 50 cts. per doz. ; $1.50 per 100; $6.00 per 1,000. 



Monnt Vernon, or Kirkwood. Large; light scarlet; 

 fine flavor; a desir.ible variety for home cultivation. 

 Season late to very late. 50 cts. per doz. ; $1.50 per 

 100; $6.00 per 1,000. 



Mrs. Garfield. Large size; bright scarlet color ; rich 

 sweet flavor ; very |)ioductive ; ripens earl v. $1.00 per 

 doz. ; $7.00 per 100. 



Parrj'. A new variety of great promise ; a rank, vigor- 

 ous grower; very productive ; fruit stalks large and 

 stocky. Berries large ; uniform ; bright crimson color, 

 and very attractive. Quality best. $2.00 per doz. ; 

 $12.00 per 100. 



Prince of Berries. Large size; beautiful, brilliant 

 color; flne, firm te.xture ; very fine flavor, resembling, 

 in a remarkable degree, that of the wild strawberry; 

 plant strong, vigorous and healthy. 75 cts. per doz. ; 

 $3.00 per 100. 



Seth Boyden {No. 30). Large; bright crimson; juicy, 

 rich, firm and good; one of the well tried and popular 

 standard varieties. 50 cts. per doz. ; $1.50 per 100 ; 

 $6.00 per 1,000. 



Sharpless. Very large; clear red; firm, sweet, and of 

 good quality ; somewhat irregular ; a rapid and vigor- 

 ous grower. 50 cts. per doz. ; $1.50 per 100 ; $6.00 per 

 1,000. 



Wilson's Albany. .A. once popular variety which is 

 now largely superseded bv those of recent introduc- 

 tion. 50 cts. per doz. ; $1.-50 per 100 ; S6.00 per 1,000. 



HARDY GRAPES. 



Grapes will flourish and bear abundantly on almost any 

 good, dry soil, especially if the vines are trained^against 

 a building. We would emphatically urge all farmers, and 

 others who have barns or buildings, to plant grape vine.s 

 about them. Many varieties will do well when thus sup- 

 ported and protected, where they are worthless grown on 

 arbors. Nor is it necessary for persons to- conclude, 

 because some of the more tender varieties will not grow 

 with them, that they cannot have grapes, because there are 

 kinds adapted to almost every locality, that may be grown 

 on a very cheap and simple arbor, or even on single poles 

 or stakes. 



Strong selected 2 year vines. 50 cts. each; .$.3.00 per 

 doz., except where noted. 



Agawam (Rofjers' yo. 15). Large; dark red; sweet, 

 sprightly, pleasant aromatic flavor ; vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. 

 Bacchus. An excellent black grape; fine flavor and 



attractive apiiearance; bunch large. 75 cts. each. 

 Brighton. In color and form it resembles the Catawba, 

 combining its s|)rightliness with the richness of the 

 Delaware; vines vigorous, hardy and productive; 

 early. 

 Catawba. A very late keeper ; red, sweet and rich, with 



l>leasaut musky flavor. Does best against buildings. 

 Champion, or Talman. Bunch compact, medium to 

 large. Berries large and black. Vine a strong, vigor- 

 ous grower; healthy, hardy and productive. 

 Clinton. Small ; black. The fruit does not get fully 



ripe until after frost; it is then very sweet. 

 Creveling. Black; bunch and berry medium; vine 



healthy and productive. Ripens with Concord. 

 Concord.' Popular ; one of the most profitable and pro- 

 ductive of all hardy grapes. Bunch and berry large; 

 black, juicy and sweet; early; hardy. 40 cts. each ; 

 •$4.00 per doz. 

 Delaware. Small; light red; .skin thin; very juicy, 

 sweet, sprightly, fine flavor. Requires a rich soil and 

 situation on the south side of a building, to succeed 

 well. 

 Diana. Medium; pale red; sweet, rich and aromatic; 

 late; hardy. Productive when trained against a 

 building. 

 loua. Medium; pale red ; sweet and sprightly; vigor- 

 ous and productive. 

 Lindley {Rurjers' No. 9). Red ; juicy, sweet and slightly 



foxy ; resembles the Catawba. 

 Martha ( White Concord). Large ; pale yellow; strongly 

 resembles the Concord in all pointe except color; 

 hardy and vigorous. 

 Merrimac (Rorjers'No.l'd). Large; black ; juicy, sweet 



and good ; generally reliable. 

 Moore's Early. Ri|)ens 10 days earlier than Concord ; 

 bunch and berry round and large ; black, withaiieavy 

 blue bloom; good quality. 

 Salem {Iloqcm' No. 22). Large ; bright reddish brown ; 



fine, rich, aromatic flavor. 

 Telegraph. Large; black; juicy; sweet, agreeable 



flavor ; early and hardy. 

 White Lady. Bunch compact and of good size; berry 



yellowish green ; flavor sweet, rich and sprightly. 

 Wilder (Rogers' No. A). One of the best of Rogers' seed- 

 lings ; bunch and berry large; black, with a slight 

 bloom; pulp tender, juicy, sweet and rich; vigorous 

 and productive ; ripens with Concord. 

 Worden. A few days earlier than Concord; a larger 

 berry, and a larger and more compact bunch, of black 

 color ; hardy and healthy ; of tine quality and very 

 desirable. 



NEWER VARIETIES OF HARDY GRAPES. 



Duchess. Medium size; greenish white; flesh tender; 

 juicy, sweet, rich, spicy ; excellent quality. Medium 

 to large size; com])act bunch. Vine a strong, vigor- 

 ous grower, very productive and hardy ; ripens with 

 Concord. 1 year, 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. ; 2 years, 

 75 cts. each. 



Early Daivn. Vine healthy, vigorous and very pro- 

 ductive; bunch medium to large; berry medium; 

 black; skin thin but firm ; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, 

 rich and of very good quality ; a valuable early grape. 

 2 years, $1.00 each. 



Hartford, Conn, 



■ " The box of plants arrived safely some days since. Please accept my thanks for the profusion of choice 

 'extras.' " — F. A. Hoadley. 



